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Turnstiles

I know that the Airport station doesn't have any turnstiles or gate barriers separating paid and unpaid zones of the station (for good reason); is this true for the other stations too? I was thinking this is worth mentioning.
- Hinto 01:19, 16 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The Airport Station is the only station with such setup. There are rumours among metrophiles that gates would be set up when the AsiaWorldExpo station is opened. — Insta ntnood 06:30, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

Thats not true. At Hong Kong Station, there are gates that separate paid/unpaid areas of the station. Except that these gates resemble KCR gates-wide flaps that fold towards the sides to open.-Herenthere 22:05, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wording

Except the "Morning Express Service", passengers using the line can only travel between Airport or AsiaWorld-Expo stations and other any stations of the line.

Can't this sentence be better phrased? It's not exactly clear what the author meant. - Hinto 03:15, 27 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The wording can be better said as:

Passengers using the line can only travel from the city stations to Airport or AsiaWorld-Expo with the exception of those travelling throughthe "Morning Express Service". If this isn't the best idea, then can there be any suggestions? I also agree that the quote stated by Hinto is unclear and can point to two different directions. --AOL Alex (talk) 10:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this still true?

The article says:

Unlike all other MTR lines, the Airport Express is not primarily a commuter line.

That was certainly true until recently. But since the merger of MTR and KCRC, is it still true. After all the KCRC's trains to Guangzhou were hardly commuter trains. But I guess this really comes down to the way the names stabilise in use; do people start referring to trains to Guangzhou and beyond as MTR trains?. That needs a local resident to answer, and I'm no longer such. -- Chris j wood (talk) 14:21, 28 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it necessary?

is one of the lines of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) serving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

The whole name of Hong Kong?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by X2X00 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

X2X00, I'm afraid you're on the wrong article to discuss this. You're looking for the MTR, the Urban Rail service, to discuss this matter. However, I can quickly answer that it does serve various parts of Hong Kong. Further questions should be discussed at the article I pointed you to. --AOL Alex (talk) 10:27, 11 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not primarily a rapid transit or metro line?

"the Airport Express is not primarily a rapid transit or metro line". What does this mean? It is faster than the Tung Chung Line, isn't it? How can the Tung Chung be "rapid" but the Airport Express be not "rapid"? Nurg (talk) 10:17, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Operating Speed Discrepancy

On some parts of the page it states that the operating speed is 200km/h while in others it states the lower speed of 135km/h. Which is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.236.32.244 (talk) 11:36, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Consistency on the literal meaning of "Geicheung"

On the Airport station itself the literal meaning is listed as "Plane Field." However, this page gives it as "Machine field". Which is more accurate/is there a better way to literally translate it? Hongqipiao (talk) 07:13, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The cantonese phrase for airport is Fei Gei Cheung which if translated literally is flying machine field. But the abbreviated/way everyone refers to it is Gei Cheung (hence machine field). 25matthewy (talk) 12:06, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

also the normal english name is just airport 25matthewy (talk) 12:06, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]